Armored motor car or tank



J. HoJNowsKI RMoRBD MOToR CAR OR TANK Filed Nov. So 1938 3 Sheetssheet 1 Pofonfed Moy 2, 1940 z,200,23

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFCE ABMoRED 1VfoToB oAB oB TANK Jokob 11oinovvSki, hTekooso, vviS. App11oat1on Nove!nber 30, 1938, Ser1o1 1`Io, 213,29

3 c1aims. (c1. 8936) 1 hiS invent1on Te1ates to certain new and uSe and the ohain suppofted plotfofm hinged to the fo1 1npTovefnentS in arfnored motor cofs or tanks. 1ovver edge thereof;

'1'he pTifnory objeot of the invention is to pTo- 'igure '1 is o fragff1entary top p1on v1evv of on- V1de on ar!nored Inotor oar of tank equipped With other fofm of 1oteTony disposed gu Td vral11; 5 1aterony disposed shields or goard Walls hingedly igore 8 is o feaT elevational vieW of the forfn 5 connected of their inner ends to the side wans of of invention shown in E1gure 7; ond the ton1 ond adapted When operatively dispoSed E1gure 9 iS o verticB1 orossseot1ona1 vieW taken to be 1oooted in tranSversely extending direotions on line 9s of ,igore 8. so thot so1diefs Inay fnaroh behind the guard R,efeTring nofe in detai1to the acoofnponying 10 Wons ond be protected thereby from enenly f1re. dfangs, and to the fofn of invent1on inustrated 10 f1 further ob1eot of the inventiof1is to provide in E1gufes 1 to 6, the feference chorocter l11 o tonk oonstruot1on of the foregoing character design teS the body of an arn1ored motor o r of vvith 1oterony dispoSed hingedly n1ounted guard tank having ol caterpinof treod ond drive of eooh Wons W1th a hinged o1atform section at the lovver side thereof that includes spTocket Wheels ond 15 end of each guard vvo11 that Inay be lowered to !2 poSitioneo respectively odiaoent the feof and 15 drag ove1 the ground and o11ef cofnplete pTotec ffont ends of the tonk With intefmed1ate roneT tion for soldiers marching behind the same, of to wheelS l3 and ovef anof W1noh Wheels o sprocket be roised to o Substantiony hofizonta1 poSition choin of catefpinaf tfeod l trovels. The tonk upon Which soldiers n1ay Stand and ride with gun body l(1 inolodes an arn1ored hood l5 h,ing

paSSage openings in the uppeT end of the guard openings theTein foT the passoge of gon b rrels 20 Won. 16.

It is o further obJect of the invention to pro- A p1ow oonStfuction for the cleoring of a poth vide a tonk constTuction having a forvvaTdly po of tTack foTWordly of the tonk aS Shovvo in 'igs. sit1oned plow for leveling a rood bed or path for 1, 3 and 7 cofnpriseS a forked bTooket plote hav the nk ond for removing debris from the path ing opper and oWer legs l1 ond l8 respeotively 25 of the tonk. Secured at ls to he forWoTd end of the t8nk, the

11th the obove and othef obiectS in vieW that brooket coTrying a. pair of foTvvafdly pfoieoting Win beoon1e oppafent as the nature of the inven ears 2 foffning a bearing for the shoft 21. f`. tion is better underStood, the same consiSts in the VShapeo p1ow 22 of -Won fornation corries ol nove1 forn1, coInbination and arTangeInent of pair of rearvvardly directed eaTs 23 for Inounting 30 parfts hereinafter Inofe funy desofibed, Shovvn 1n on the shoft 21 juxtaposed to the eofS 21 ond Tethe occon1panying drawings and clairned. tained theTeon by lock nuts 21 mounted on the 1n the drovvings= thfeaded ends of the shoft 21 that move the ears E1gure 1 is aside elevational view of an arn1ored 23 o binding g I n W h the e r 2 to 3 fnotor co1 of' tank conStructed in oocofdance vith hold the p 22 in its j e p t o the present invention, inustrating a forWardly po- A perpendiculaT Shield or guard wan s hingedly S1tioned track clearing ploW, a latera1 Wing or pp r ed L h side of h t nk nd the guard Wan onc1soldierS inustr9tedby dotted1ines In n in theTefor as s W n ures 1 to 3 nlorohi11g rearwardly of the guard Wan; con1priseS an angle bTocket having a veTtica1 leg '1gore 2 is aL Tear elevati a1 vievv Showing t 25 anohored ot 2G to the outer side won of the 40 ous111oned hinge In nti g f t t 1 guard tonk ll1 ond an ootwardly difected horizonto1 va11; leg 21. A crosS bar 28 extends ocross the botton1 of the tank m With loterany projecting ends 29 diSposed reSpectively below ond in the vertico1 plane of the opper hoTizont81 1egs 21 of the angle braoket. A hinged pin 3 extendS thfough beor FiguTe 3 is a top plan vievvohowing the arn1ored n1o)r car of tank equipped vvit111ateTany diSposed 5 guard vvodlls hinged thereto and the brace devices ond Inovenlent contro1 Inefnbers for the guard ing openings in the outer ends of the bracket legs 21 d h bar ends 29. The hip e ins gre fur E,1guTe iS a ffagInentary honzonta1 sectlona1 and braced by ross gTIn sl vleW of the movement contro1 devlces for the extending acfoss ond` secured as ot 22 to the fop uaTd 11' 50 g wa Z wan of the tank 111 W1th 1aterony pro ect1ng endS E'igufe 1s a deta11 sectlonal vlew taken on line 3 on the cToss In having bear1ng openJngS in 55 of 1 ,1guTe the end theroof through Which the hinge pins Figore 6 fs a vertico1 cross-Sectional vieW taken 30 extend;

on Hno GG of 1 ,iguTe 2, Showing the guard Wa11 The shie1d or gu8rd Wan of each side of the 37 and 38. Tfle lowor edge of the guard plate 3 has a paif of platforfn seotionS oo hingedly fnounted thefeto as a,t l| and Said p1aforn1 sec tions nay be lowefed for ground engagefnent So that soldiers s, indicatod by dotted 1ines in g ures 1 and 2, olarching therebehind Win be funy pfotected by the guard vVan alnd platfofn1 sec tions. The platfofIn seotionS 40 afe adjustobly oonnected by nexible fneInberS o2 such asohains, to aa crosSbaf 43 oarried by the rear faoe of the guard plate 33 and said choins 42 nay be ad justed to raise the platfofn1 seotionS 00 to a Sub stantiany hofizonta1 position so that the so1 diers nloy stand and fide thereon and be in a po sition to pfoject the barrels of theif guns through openingS 30 adjacent the upper edge of the guafd plate 30.

A guaTd plate l5 is hinged as of45 to the feaf end of the tank body and Inay be lovvered a1d raised by tho opefating ohains 37, as shovvn in ,fgure 2 that afe adjustably attaohed to the tank body. Tfle guard plate 55 haS been oInitted fTofn 5gure 3 for clearef inustfation of othef fea, tufes of the invention.

'f'he poSition oontrol and brace IneanS fof each guard vvan 33 inoludes a ohain of anohored at one end aS at 59 to the forward side of the guard wan 30, while the forward end of the chain passes thfough over a link 5n cofried by the outer end of the bfaoket arIn attached to the side of the tank fo, With the hook 5lo on the free end of the chain o8 adjustably engaged with the run of the chain 48 as shown in 1 iguTes 1 and 3. If oosired, o figid bfaoe rod 52 nxay be detachably engaged at its ends With the forward side of the guofd wan 3 and the tank |0. vvhen the guafd wans afe in their inopefative posftions, they are n1oved on their hinge pins 3o in forward directions to be disposed adjacent the sides of the tank !0 and the devioes fof Inoving the guafd vvalls to their forvvard inoperative positions inolude a cabe 53 anchofed at one end aS at 53 to the fofv7ard side of eaoh guafd wan 35, the oable 53 passing over a guide puney 55 adjacent the fofward end of the tank l0 and then difected rearWafdly fof vinding upon a drum 55 eoured to the adjooent end of a Shaft 57 iournaned tfansvefsely of the tank at the feaf end thefeof in bearings 53, aL puney 55 being secured to eaoh end of the shaft 57. The Shaft 57 extends thfough a houSing disposed intefmediate the endS thefeof as shown in fguTeS 4 and 5 and said shaft 57 hos a Worn1 whee1 50 Seoufed thereto, the worm 5l in the houSing 57 being engaged with the worm Wheel With a pfojecting end of the vvorn1 sl joufnaned in a beafing 52 fising froIn the tonk body I0. Tffe other end of the worIn oI hos-a orank arIn s3 attached thereto for Inonual operotion there of. B,otation of the shoft 57 is effected by operation of the WofIn' and Worn1 vvhee1 for Winding the cables 53 onto the druXns aftef the braoe ods 52 have been reInoved for sWinging the guafd Wans 3o in 3. forvvafd dfrection on their hinge pins 35 to assunle inooerative po itionS v parane1 vvfth the side fva11S of ohe tonk body.

In the fofm of atefally disposed guaro Wan and Inountin therefor as shown in 'igufes 7 to 9, the tank l5o oaffieS- top and bottoIn transvefsely extending bafs 3o and 23o fespeotively With projecting ends 33o and 29o in the o11ter endS of which tubulaf bearings 53 afe mounted. A veftioaI hinge shaft 55 is journalled in the tubular bearing of and cafrieS an elongated laterany di fected afIn 55 alt its uppef end fron1 Whioh a guafd waH 3oo is suspended by Ineans of link devioes of; sectional platfornlS ooo aTe hinged as of o|o to the lower edge of the guard Walf 34o and are faised and 1oweTed by means of the ohains o2o. To hold the guord WanS 34o in their latera opeT- ative positionS disposed tfansveroely of the tank, there is pTovided a ohain o3o anchofed ot one end as at 43o to the guofd Wan 3 lo while the forward end of the chain o3o iS detaohably oon nected as of 5oo to the fofWard end of the tank luo. when the chain o3o iS disengaged from the tank loo, the guard wan 34o Inay be nloved on its hin e Inountin to assunfe a position poroneI With the sides of the tank adjacent the rear operation thereof Win at onoe be apparent a1d While ,theTe are herein shown and described the pfeferfed efnbodiInents of the invention, it is nevefthelesS to be understood that Ininor chaf1ges Inay be Inade therein Without depafting froIn the Spifft and soope of the invention as claiIned.

1. In an arn1ored fflotor oaf of tank of the character described, a tank body, bars extending transverSely of the top and bottoIn sides of the tonk body and secufed thefeto, end extensions on the transverSe bafs pfojeoting laterally of the tank body, laterany disposed guard plates hoviog a pivot mounting on the onter ends of said extensions, eaoh guafd plate being pefpendiculofly disposed and adapted fo1 tfansverse placefnenf when in service and fof' oooupying a position sub stantiolly pafanel to and adjacent the tank body when ollt of sefvioe ond fnea1S fof holding the guard plotes in sefvioe positions.

2. In an afInored nootof oaf of tank of the character descfibed, a tank body, bars extendfng tfansversely of the top and bottoIn sides of tfle tank body and secufed thereto, and extensions of the transverse bors projecting laterally of the tank body, laterony dispoSed guard plotes having a pivot fnounting on the ollter ends of said ex tensions, each guard pla,te being perpendioolarly disposed and adapted for transvefse p1aceInent When in service and for oocupying a position sub stantiofly pafane1 to and adjaoent the tank body When ont of sefvice and Ineans for holding the guard plotes in servioe poSitions the pivot n1ount ing for eaoh guard plote iflc111ding a. perpefldiou- 3. In an aTInored nlotor car of' tank of the ohoraoter desoribeo, ol tank body, bars extending tf anSvefsey of the top and bottom SideS of the tank body and secufed thefeto, and extensions on the tfanSverSe bafs pfojecting latefally of the tonk body, fotefany disposed guard plates having a pivot n1oontfng on theouter ends of Said extenSionS, each guaTd plate being perpendic1n Tly disposed and adapted for trnsverse p18cenlent when in serv'ice and for occupying 8 position sub Stantiany paranel t() and adjacent the tank body when out of service and Ineans for holding the guaTd plates in service positions, S8id pivot Inounting for each guard plate nc1ud1ng a per pendicular beEring shaft extending through the ollter ends of he extensions on said upper and lower tTansverB bars, a right angularly directed rod on the uppT end of salid sharft and IneanS for suspending the guard plate fron1 said rod.

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